Sandy Spring
Sandy Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,565 m. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the north-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlies Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlies Spring: 0.1 mi
- Alpine Divide Spring: 1.0 mi
- Joes Spring: 1.2 mi
- Georges Spring: 1.5 mi
- Willimans Valley Spring: 2.1 mi
- Noble Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gobbler Point: 3.0 mi
- South Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Escudilla Lookout: 5.1 mi
- Escudilla Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Burke Point: 14.1 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Devils Washboard: 17.0 mi
- Amberon Point: 19.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 22.4 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 19.1 mi
- Butterfly Lodge Museum: 19.6 mi
- Dangerous Park: 20.6 mi
- Sunrise Park: 24.6 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 19.2 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Sandy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escudilla Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,326 m | 5.6 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | NNE 21° | 3,315 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wahl Knoll | WNW 301° | 2,967 m | 15.2 mi |
| Burro Mountain | W 278° | 2,952 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pat Knoll | WNW 301° | 2,929 m | 11.6 mi |
| Noble Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,919 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rudd Knoll | WNW 300° | 2,918 m | 14.0 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,899 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:42 | 18:15 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 2 mi away.
- Wapiti6 obs
- Scarlet Gilia5 obs
- common juniper4 obs
- Blue Fungus Beetle4 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake3 obs
- common yarrow3 obs
- truncated club3 obs
- western blue flag3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006086270
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